Proofset AcademyModule 0 · Before you startFree · 15 min

Before you start

Welcome to the Proofset Academy. Before getting into tennis and betting, you need to know what this course teaches you, what it will never promise you, and the rules to know before any bet. This module is short: read it in full, as it is the basis for all the others.

Part 1

What the Academy teaches, and what it does not promise

The Proofset Academy teaches you to read: a tennis match, odds, a probability. It also teaches you to know when not to bet. It does not sell tips.

You will learn

  • how professional tennis works: tours, rankings, tournaments, surfaces, rules;
  • what odds contain, and what the bookmaker's margin adds to them;
  • to spot risky practices and the biases that mislead all bettors;
  • to set a framework for your betting and stick to it;
  • how Proofset measures what it publishes, and how to read a Proofset sheet.

We will never tell you

  • that a bet is “safe”;
  • that a method guarantees a win;
  • that you can “win it back” after a loss;
  • that a past success rate will certainly repeat itself.

Why these limits? Because of the bookmaker's margin, odds are always slightly less generous than the true chance of the outcome: module 2 shows this in detail. And in many countries, consumer protection authorities point out that a service suggesting it increases the chances of winning may constitute a misleading commercial practice.

Part 2

Before betting: legal age, help, limits

Not for minors

Anyone under the legal gambling age set in their country may not take part in gambling. The Academy and Proofset are reserved for adults.

Only on licensed sites

In countries that permit online betting, only sites licensed by the gambling regulator in your country are authorised. An unlicensed site offers no protection: no gambling limits, no recourse.

Help, at any time

The gambling support service in your country (see the box) responds without judgement to gamblers and those close to them.

Limits from the start

Most licensed operators offer deposit and stake limits. Set them with a cool head on a calm day, never during a streak. Module 3 explains how to use them, and how to self-exclude if needed.

Part 3 · Animation

The learning path, step by step

The Academy is followed in order: each module builds on the previous one. Click on a step to see what it contains.

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Part 4 · Your turn

Reading an Academy figure

The Academy's rule is simple: every figure gives its source. A figure without a source is not taught. You will come across three kinds of figures. Click on each one to see where it comes from.

Part 5

How a lesson works

All lessons have the same format. Click on a block of the mock-up to find out what it is for.

Objectives · what you will be able to do
Parts · the course, in short steps
Animations · “Your turn”
Proofset measurements · the figures from our database
Why it matters for a bet
Quiz · 80 % to pass
Sources · where each figure comes from
Part 6

The Proofset Certificate

At the end of the learning path, a final exam covers all the modules. Passing it earns you the Proofset Certificate. It certifies that you can read a match, odds and a Proofset sheet, and that you know the prevention rules.

PROOFSET ACADEMY PROOFSET CERTIFICATE awarded to Your name Modules 0 to 6 and final exam passed PS Certificate no. · date

Provisional preview.

Why it matters before any bet

  • Knowing how to read is not knowing how to predict. The Academy teaches you to understand a match and odds. The outcome of a match always remains uncertain.
  • The rules protect the bettor. A licensed site, limits set with a cool head, a helpline number you know: that is the framework before the first bet.
  • A figure without a source is worth nothing. Get into the habit of asking “where does this figure come from?”, for the Academy as for anything you read elsewhere.
Part 7

Test yourself

6 questions. You need 5 correct answers to pass the module.

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